chia vs Danta Cordillerana

Salvia hispanica compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• chia is Not Evaluated while Danta Cordillerana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chia	Danta Cordillerana
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Salvia	Tapirus
Species	Salvia hispanica	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Danta Cordillerana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chia	Danta Cordillerana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Danta Cordillerana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador